The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-10
INCIDENTAL OBSERVATIONS.


great tragedian.
INCIDENTAL OBSERVATIONS.
''Do You see that?' said householder living
near the State-house, pointing in high indigna-
ton to a great volume of dense black smoke
rolling out Of the tall smoke-stack in the State
house yard. The wind was little north of
east, and the sooty shroud enveloped the
Capitol in it's dark folds. mo wonder" said
this indignant person, that the State-house is
getting as grimy and black as coal-cart. 1t
will cost some money to clean the building, and
it is very doubtful if it will be made white
again. That smoke is a great and costly
nuisance to every housekeeper living anywhere
near the State-house to the north east of that
building Mrs. Hendricks and others have COM
planned to the State-house contractors and to
the commissioners, but no attention is paid
them. The State-house work. far the use
of that stack is concerned is over. but the con-
tractors are using the ground and machinery
there for other work They ought. at least, be
compelled to put smoke-cousumer on that
stack. or the nuisance ought to be abated alto
gether"
1t is said that Mr.. Peter Lieber not only re-
fuses to subscribe to the guarantee fund Of the
national music teachers convention unless he
has guaranty from the Mayor that every thing
are here and no attempt be made to enforce the
laws, but is doing all he can to prejudice others
against subscribing. Here" said palld stud
ent. handing the reporter scroll. sis something
dashed off q few minutes ago7-and thrustng
the paper into the reporters hand be disap-
peared
What dreadful note is this we heart
Oh. Mozart, Bach and Weber,
Unless we sacrifice to Beer.
We're crushed by Peter Lieber.
The awful fiat fills the air;
Winged Ganymede and Hebe or
Great Gambrne himself doth bear
This threat of Peter Lieber.
Let fall down prone on the ground
Like fre-adoring Gheber
And while our breasts and faces pound,
Cry mercy, Peter Lieber.
Oh mighty man of potent malt.
Forgive each quakng neebor;
The town is yours-we are in fault;
Hail, Kaiser Peter Lieber
mo-" said the street-ralway official, "the
stealing of fares by drivers has not been wiped
out. Every now and then we discharge some
body for knocking down fares. Our patrons
frequently put US on the thieves The Pennsyl-
vania-street and Hospitalfor the Insane line has
given us trouble in this way, as it furnishes
better opportunities for dishonest driver than
the other lines. The other day passenger came
to us and told of case of this kind: Five pas
sengers got car at the hospital She saw
one passenger given a package of change for
half dollar, and as he went to put his 10 cents in
the fare-box, the driver, taking it out of his
hand, put it into his own pocket. He then took
fares from her and another lady passenger, and
the coin also went into Ills pocket. She noticed
particularly, and if the remaining passengers
paid at all, she does not think they did, the
money did not 90 into the fare box. That was
apfc tviv hat tho ~
get. She had the number of the car, described
the driver and gave the hour, SO that there was
no mistake about it."
Somebody complains Of the blind dealer in
joyful Oil nuisance, and ne has beer arrest
ed for trying to make a living by hawking his
goods at the old First National Bank corner,
where he has by suffrance had his stand for
nearly twenty years. This is very small bust
ness and very petty prosecution, when it is
considered i'll comparison with other nuisances
about the city that are so much greater. For
instance, the Joyful Or man stands in the
gutter, not even on the sidewalk or In the street,
and sells his oil out of a basket or box foot
square while right down Washington street, in
the middle OF the most prominent square, save
one, in the city. the street-car company
have erected transfer stand that is forty feet
long and nearly half as wide that blockades the
whole street, and under and around which is an
accumulation of filth that fills the square with
noisome and pestential odors and gases, ard
that obstructs business and the public occupa-
ton of the street; that is Obstructive of adjacent
property rights and privileges. and for which
property owners are compelled to pay taxes and
street improvements This is straining at gnat
and swallowing the camel in very truth Again
around the Circle-the central part of the city
the selected site of the soldiers monument. and
| the present location Of the Morton statue, is
! located a perpetual nuisance of express
| wagons. The horses and mules scatter all man
| ner of filth, breed flies, heas and odors. and
scatter them in every breath of air in every di
| recton. Yet these greater nuisances toler
ated. but poor. old blind David Quaintance has
| TO move on, while these greater nuisances re-
main. There is no pity for him, while the street
car company goes accomplished of. and the
! street loafers and ders gather about the corners
and smoke and spit, and swear, and lostle Pc
destrians and ogle women and girls. When the
| street car company removes its transfer car,
and its filth. and smoke. and dirt. when the
! street loafers are made to move on, when dudes
and cigarettesmokers are kept off the streets,
! 1t will be IT order to remove the lame, and the
| halt and the blind.
| Perhaps the most beautiful picture owned in
| this city belongs to Mrs. Meigs 1t is life
| sized figure of beautiful lady. a slender.
delicate blonde with golden hair and rosy
cheeks She is dressed in a Spanish mantijla,
and wears the full bishop sleeves of 1920. She
holds guitar She is the embodiment of the
romantic poetry of Byron and Tom Moore. who
were living when she was painted The color
ing OF the picture is brilliant and admirable.
i 1t was7painted by Suly, who painted portrait
OF Queen Nictora at about the same date, when
the Queen was In her youthful prime. The
! picture will probably be shown at the conf DC
art exhibit at Masonic Hall.